"I be the street hit The brotha yo momma freak wit Put yo people on if y'all know how to keep a secret When I get money ya know I like to keep it How I get money ya know others are tryin to peep it..."
The original version of the song first appeared as the seventh track on When Disaster Strikes, but it was the remix that was released as a single. The remix sampled the theme from the 1980s TV series Knight Rider and became one of Busta's biggest hit, peaking at No. 10 on the Billboard Hot 100 and earning a gold certification for sales of 500,000 copies on May 21, 1998. The song was originally exclusive to the single, but it replaced "Survival Hungry" as the third track on the second pressing of When Disaster Strikes.
"Fake cats play the back while get this doe You can bring your best but you can never match this flow Black the new kid, the one you never heard of (heard of) Nigga that's on some cool out shit but lyrically commiting murder Touch tracks up from the back up Niggas betters top slackin' off and twist this sack up..."
DJ Honda released H2 in Japan and was set to leave on a two week promotional tour. "Blaze It Up", one of Black's features on H2, was set to be the second single released off the album. So Black accompanied Honda to Japan to promote H2 and his single Blaze It Up .Upon returning from Japan they decided to shoot the video for the single. With Blaze It Up already making noise in Japan, the US version was ready to go. The first single was "On the mic" which featured Cuban Linx, JuJu, AL, Al Tariq, Problemz, and Black. The video was a success getting play daily on rap city. Black, Tariq and Problemz then took off on the H2 tour hitting LA, San Diego, San Francisco, Seattle , Canada and New York. Honda then left Sony which led Black, Tariq and Problemz to form the group Missin' Linx. Again the buzz was out, the group was hot, but to no avail. Black found himself in the same spot he was in when he first started, nice as ever but with no deal.
"I bang a stranger in my torture chamber, feed the locas tocha pinga while I force my finger where my bollas linger I bring the pain like Method, when I flex and flip the coochie Puerto Rican to the core, but no Boriquas eat the pussy 'Scuse me for bein blunt, but I've been eatin cunts since pimps was pushin pink Caddies with the fish tank pumps..."
Christopher Lee Rios (November 10, 1971 – February 7, 2000), better known by his stage name Big Pun (short for Big Punisher), was a Puerto Rican rapper who emerged from the underground rap scene in The Bronx in the late 1990s. He first appeared on albums from The Beatnuts, on the track "Off the Books" in 1997, and on Fat Joe's second album Jealous One's Envy in 1995, on the track "Watch Out", prior to signing to Loud Records as a solo artist. Pun's lyrics are notable for technical efficiency, having minimal pauses to take a breath, and heavy use of internal and multi-syllabic rhyming schemes. Big Pun died of a heart attack at age 28.
"Let me just hit you off (HIT 'EM!) with the real My steel sing like opera, and open your fuckin head like a doctor (DO WHATCHA GOT-TA) Holdin it down for (NEW YORK CITY) We'll blow back your whole rap comittee My Squad knock, make you wannabe hardrocks smoother and move ya, with itchy trigger finger maneuvers..."
M.O.P., short for Mash Out Posse, is an American hip hop duo. The duo, composed of Billy Danze and Lil' Fame, is known for the aggressive delivery typically employed by both emcees. The group has frequently collaborated with DJ Premier. Fame sometimes produces under the moniker Fizzy Womack, and has produced a significant amount of tracks on all M.O.P. releases since 1996's Firing Squad, as well as work for other artists including Big Noyd, Teflon and Wu-Tang Clan.
"Sleepin' on persians We used to wear turbins Daughters the virgins gold slippers Now they gon be strippers Can't hold they liquor They fight and bicker God sent blew out the projects No life left jobless..."
Sunz of Man is a Wu-Tang Clan affiliated group that currently consists of Prodigal Sunn, Hell Razah, 60 Second Assassin, Shabazz the Disciple and Killah Priest. The group's first incarnation also included 7th Ambassador and Supreme. Along with Gravediggaz and Killarmy, Sunz of Man is one of the most popular acts affiliated with the Wu-Tang Clan. The Last Shall Be First is the debut album by Sunz of Man, one of the most heralded early releases by Wu-Tang affiliates. Unlike the follow-up, Saviorz Day, The Last Shall Be First features all four members of the group, although Killah Priest only appears on five of the album's songs because he was recording his solo debut Heavy Mental at the same time. Production on the album was handled by the Wu-Elements (The RZA, True Master and 4th Disciple) with additional contributions coming from Supreme Kourt and Wyclef Jean. The album itself is becoming very rare because Red Ant ceased operations, and it sold 350,000 units. Some pressings of the album are black and some pressings are orange with the text visible on the disc.
"Take it back to two A.M. fill in the 3D outline in the park A year later drug raiders set off black and silver sparks Somehow it just changed the culture ripped the whole movement apart from it's origins, begin that gave the four elements its start..."
Company Flow was an American underground hip hop group from Brooklyn, New York City at one time associated with the independent record label Rawkus Records. Rapper/producer El-P and DJ/producer Mr. Len founded the group in 1992 in Queens, New York and rapper/producer Bigg Jus later joined. El-P had gone through a disastrous experience with a record label in an attempt at a solo deal, and founded the group after serving as an intern for an entertainment lawyer. With DJ Mr. Len, Company Flow released their debut single "Juvenile Techniques" in 1993. The follow-up, "8 Steps to Perfection", and their debut EP, Funcrusher (1996), were underground hits. Subject to a major label bidding war on Libra records, Company Flow waited until they could get a contract on their own terms. They eventually signed to Rawkus, and helped revitalize underground rap with labelmates like Mos Def. Their full-length debut album Funcrusher Plus, released in 1997 on Rawkus, is widely recognized as one of the most important and ground-breaking hiphop albums of the late 1990s. After two years of pushing the album and touring, group member Bigg Jus decided to strike out on his own and the group amicably dissolved. El-P and Mr. Len followed up their debut with the instrumental album Little Johnny From the Hospitul (Rawkus).
"What you see is what you get now The kinda style make the whole world go wow Bless the child like a hoe who's on flesh 'n bone and no matter where I roam I feel right at home..."
"What U See Is What U Get" is the first single from Xzibit's second album, 40 Dayz & 40 Nightz. In its first week the song reached #50 on the Billboard Hot 100. It remains Xzibit's highest charting single as it peaked at #3 on Hot Rap Singles. This song was considered to be his biggest hit by fans, until Xzibit outperformed himself two years later with the release of "X". The song was featured in a mash-up on the Loud Rocks Album ft. Sevendust. What U See Is What U Get is considered the 88th best rap song of all time.
Suprême NTM (or simply NTM) is a French hip hop group formed in 1989 in the Seine-Saint-Denis département. The group comprises rappers Joey Starr (born Didier Morville) and Kool Shen (born Bruno Lopès). Their six albums were released by Sony Music Entertainment. The group takes its name from the French slang "NTM", an abbreviation for "Nique Ta Mère" ("Nique" is derived from the shortening of the french word "forniquer"(fornicate)) meaning "Fuck Your Mother". NTM is known for their hostility towards the police, violent lyrics, and legal battles with the French authorities. Their musical style is predominantly hardcore rap, although later albums include funk, soul and reggae influences. The group is outspokenly critical of racism and class inequality in French society, and while their earlier music is violent, some of their later work, such as "Pose ton Gun" ("Put down your Gun"), is explicitly anti-violent. In 1998, the group released its last album of original material under the NTM moniker, as both Joey Starr and Kool Shen started their own labels, promoting new bands and branching out in other fields such as the clothing industry (2High is Kool Shen's brand, Com-8 is Joey Starr's). While officially the band still exists, and its well-known name was used in 2001 to promote a 'duel' album pitting the two label's artists against each other, Kool Shen was quoted in 2004 saying "on a fini avec NTM en 98" ("We were done with NTM in 1998").
"Chillin in the b-boy stance in my Adidas while senoritas be screaming Buenos Dias rock steady by now you know the steelo mi correo still gets down on the leelo..."
The song "Spanish Harlem" featuring Tony Touch & Hurricane G is the third single off Cocoa Brovaz' second album "The Rude Awakening" released in 1998. Smif-n-Wessun (aka Cocoa Brovaz) is a hip hop duo consisting of members Tek and Steele. Smif-n-Wessun comprise one-fourth of the Brownsville, Brooklyn supergroup Boot Camp Clik, with Buckshot, Heltah Skeltah and O.G.C. Both members are known for their Jamaican Patois during their raps, which was more evident during the earlier stages of their career.
"Arva ära kes? Cool D ja see pole jama, mitte miskit müstilist, realistlik on draama Vahel harva vastu karva on stsenaarium, pole vaja juua, asfalt näkku ei karga!"
Time for some Estonian hip-hop classics...track "Naaber Ei Tea" from Cool D! It's the third song of his third studio album named "Saaga Läheb Edasi" what was released in 1998.
From now on I will upload here every monday my personal favourites from trueschool rap era! So let's call it "Trueschool Monday"... For the start here's one phat track with video from Pete Rock called "Take Your Time". Straight 1998 shit!Reminisce...
